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Low Hanging Fruit – Pt.1
Read Time: 5 mins | Crime | Investigation | Serial Fiction | Part 1 Her eyes had pleaded for me to come to her rescue. And regrettably, I smiled and wagged my finger at her. I thought she was just a child throwing a tantrum. The face staring back at me from the morning paper,… Continue reading
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Horatio Knows Nothing – Part One
Read Time: 6 mins| Drama| Serial Fiction | Part 1 On his first day teaching ninth grade science at Roosevelt High, Mr. Horatio Jenkins made a rather distinct impression on his students. Teachers aren’t supposed to swear. But Horatio Jenkins, let fly an expletive laden sentence when he got into an intense argument with fifteen-year-old… Continue reading
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The Intruder – Part 1
Read Time: 7 mins | Horror | Serialized Fiction | Part One It was here again. This was now the second night in a row it was stirring. That presence I had felt and heard as a child. The one my mother had said only existed in my head, but she had lied. She never… Continue reading
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The Place of The Seven Cotton Trees -Pt. 6
Read Time: 5 min | Historical Fiction | Romance | Drama | Part 6 By the time we had sighted the island of Hispaniola, I had mastered many of the tasks on the small ship. Mostly the task of scrubbing the deck once my strength had returned. Tahiris and I would spend days altering clothing,… Continue reading
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The Designers – Pt. 1
Read Time: 6 mins | Serial Fiction | Drama | Part One Judge Becky and her husband Robert, a couple in their forties, got into foster care as a last-ditch attempt to fill the void of not having children of their own. It only increased her desire, and desperation for her own family. When introduced… Continue reading
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The Innkeeper’s Apprentice – Pt.10
Read Time: 6 mins | Serial Fiction | Final Episode One Year Later…. Delayed revenge, like hope deferred, makes the heart sick. Nicollo Machiavelli, who my young apprentice chose to name himself after, once said that war is postponed only to the advantage of others. But for the sake of Nico, it was worth it.… Continue reading
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The Innkeeper’s Apprentice – Pt. 9
Read Time: 6 mins | Serial Fiction | Part 9 | Read from beginning The evening had gone too smoothly. There was no delightful satisfaction, however, as revenge seldom brings closure. This was about justice for my wife and child. The other goal was to reestablish the normal order of things by putting an end… Continue reading
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The Innkeeper’s Apprentice – Pt. 8
Read Time: 7 mins | Serial Fiction | Part 8 | Read from the beginning Leaving Michael was a bit of a gamble. Fear immobilizes most men, but Michael was not like most men. Love, although a powerful emotion, was no match for hate when one was relying on an adrenaline rush. Michael was simply… Continue reading
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The Innkeeper’s Apprentice – Pt. 6
Read Time: 6 mins | Serial Fiction | Part 6 | Read from the beginning. Officer Sutherland could be trusted to play his role. His colleague, who answered to more sinister forces, would have needed some persuading. As they escorted me to a more secluded spot in the park, I saw Michael doubling back to… Continue reading